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Avocado Citrus Salad

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LIZ DELLA CROCE

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Juicy citrus is paired with creamy avocado, spicy arugula and toasted pine nuts to create this simple, show-stopping salad.

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After a glorious week without winter boots and jackets during our San Francisco vacation, returning home to record low temperatures and below freezing wind chills was a bit brutal. To help ease the blow, I decided to transport our tastebuds back to California with this Avocado Citrus Salad with Arugula and Toasted Pine Nuts. 

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One of the many reasons I live to travel is the inspiration I bring back to the kitchen from the local foods and ingredients I discover throughout my trip. Case in point: my Aunt Sabrina has been telling me about Berkeley Bowl, a local grocery store, for years.

California Oranges - The lemon Bowl

Literally, within moments of stepping foot inside the produce section, I immediately understood why. Let’s just say the produce sections in California are a far cry from what we have in West Michigan. I’ve never seen so many beautiful varieties of citrus fruits in my life.

Segmenting Grapefruit - The Lemon Bowl

Speaking of citrus, February is National Grapefruit Month which thrills me to no end. Not only is grapefruit sweet, juicy and naturally low calorie but it’s also packed with vitamins and nutrients. Whole fruit is my preferred source of juice because you get the fiber and other nutrients that typically go to waste with processed fruit juices.

Avocado Citrus Salad with Arugula and Toasted Pine Nuts - The Lemon Bowl

For even more California sunshine, I added bright pummelos and minneola tangelos to this colorful salad. Just 1/4 of a pummelo gives you 100% of your daily Vitamin C requirement – music to this mom-of-toddler’s ears! To balance the spicy arugula I added creamy avocado and toasted pine nuts as a finishing touch.

Have you created any meals recently inspired from your travels? I’d love to hear your stories and recipes.

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Arugula Citrus Salad with Avocado and Toasted Pine Nuts - The Lemon Bowl

Avocado Citrus Salad

4.50 stars average
Juicy citrus is paired with creamy avocado, spicy arugula and toasted pine nuts to create this simple, show-stopping salad.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Serves4
CourseSalad
Calories167

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 cups baby arugula
  • 1 Sunkist pink grapefruit segmented
  • 1 Sunkist minneola segmented
  • 1 Sunkist pummelo segmented
  • 1 avocado thinly sliced
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 juice of Sunkist lemon
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  1. Spread arugula out on a big platter and top with citrus segments, avocado slices and red onion slices.
  2. Drizzle platter with lemon juice and olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper then toss lightly before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 21.2gProtein: 3gFat: 8.9gSaturated Fat: 1.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7.7gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 307mgFiber: 5.2gSugar: 9.4g

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41 responses to “Avocado Citrus Salad”

  1. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness Avatar
    Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness

    I just bought a whole bunch of avocados and am looking to use them. This looks like the perfect solution!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      YES!! Perfect for that!

  2. Brian @ A Thought For Food Avatar
    Brian @ A Thought For Food

    I think we’re finally settled into the 50s here… but when I was out in Louisiana, I just loved how we could sit outside and eat a leisurely lunch.

    I’m often making a big salad like this and then loading it with grilled salmon or another protein. If only summer were here and we could eat this outside, right?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Ok your comment is literally making me drool!! I’m so over this never ending rainy April and ready for warm breezes!! Soon, right?

  3. Medha @ Whisk & Shout Avatar
    Medha @ Whisk & Shout

    This salad looks so fresh and delicious! :) Love the creamy avo and tart citrus :)

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Thank you so much Medha!!

  4. Valerie Avatar
    Valerie

    Mmmm! I love salads with citrus in them.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Me too Valerie!

  5. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    I want to travel to Cali on the citrus salad train! This sounds so good…exactly what I’m craving as it’s snowing cats and dogs outside!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes!! Choo Choo!! The citrus train is taking off!

  6. Gaby Avatar
    Gaby

    This salad is just too pretty! I love the bright citrus paired with peppery arugula and creamy avocado, delicious!

  7. Carol at Wild Goose Tea Avatar
    Carol at Wild Goose Tea

    What a luscious salad. It looks gorgeous, but more importantly I am taken with the flavors you put together. I had to pin this baby.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I’m so glad you love this salad!

  8. Ann (The Fountain Avenue Kitchen) Avatar
    Ann (The Fountain Avenue Kitchen)

    Your gorgeous salad reminds me of my husband’s grandmother. This was her favorite salad, only she drenched hers in Thousand Island dressing: )

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      hahaha oh good old Thousand Island…

  9. Priscilla - She's Cookin' Avatar
    Priscilla – She’s Cookin’

    I love grapefruit in salads and it pairs so well with avocado. It’s also my fave cocktail addition :) Love everything about this, Liz :))

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Thank you so much!!

  10. Nicole - Coking for Keeps Avatar
    Nicole – Coking for Keeps

    You always have the best salads! Never boring!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      You’re so sweet Nicole – Thank you!